Why do we "turn" on the most popular shows?

CATS took Broadway by storm. Remember all those silly ads of people walking out of the theatre saying how much they loved it? Or spouting that they saw it 7 times and are taking Uncle Ned next week? The hundred little girls parading around in whiskers and make-up?

Phantom was a massive crowd pleaser in the same way. Raves and crazy fans in masks.

These are just two of the mammoth shows that were incomparably huge (even still), and now people claim to HATE them.

Why this so called "turn" on these shows?

I also see this starting to happen with The Producers...

Comments?

Sounds about right.

Maybe its because we hear about it so much... like I know people are turning on Wicked! I mean its everywhere... but Im a hapless Wicked-head so I cant hate my favorite show. I see it happening alittle bit to Rent.

Well, I've admitted before, and I have no reason to not admit again, that I'm a Sondheim snob and damn proud of it.

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I don't know why people on here turn against these shows. I'm not one of the people who hates popular shows (my fav show ever is wicked), but I also love other smaller shows. I have a hypothesis as to why people hate wicked, rent, cats, and other popuar shows but I want to know from the big franchise haters themselves. Why?

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As for wicked, I'm not sure that people turned on the show. The show did not open to the best reviews and many people, including myself, did not like the show from the beginning. So, I'm not sure Wicked counts for the category of people "turning on," most of the people who do not like the show haven't since it's inception.

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People "turned" on Wicked because of the fans. Can't say I blame them...

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No. It's not.

how is that not?! To stop loving something because other fans of the same thing bother you. That's stupid.

Have you seen/heard the fans of the show? And thank you whatyouown.

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Updated On: 3/8/05 at 04:57 PM

It's not that they still don't like them. It's that they turn on them. Not the same thing, I don't think.

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I have to agree with the 'not up to expectations' theory. I always try to think for myself and not be swayed by other people's opinions, but I thought CATS was terribly disappointing with unexciting choreography and long dull stretches; I returned to LES MIS three times because I had friends in different productions of it and each time wished I'd stayed home to read the Classic Comic version of the book; I thought I was going to suffocate during PHANTOM, and from beginning to end of THE PRODUCERS all I could think was..."but it's just not as funny as the movie!" I adore musical theatre and can happily suspend my critical faculties if I'm entertained, but if a show bores me I find it hard to be enthusiastic no matter how big the publicity machine. I haven't seen THE LION KING yet because every single person I know who has seen it tells me that the magnificent opening number is the high point of the evening. So until someone pays the $100 to buy me a ticket, that's one I'm going to miss.

The backlash against The Producers needs to stop. They whavn't done anything to deserve a bad rap. So they're running happily for a long time! Congrats the them! I think people like seeing shows flop. It's more fun to talk about.

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